Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Maryam Mirzakhani alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Maryam Mirzakhani were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1977 to 2017.

Vladimir Putin was 24 when Maryam Mirzakhani was born.

Vladimir Putin was 64 when Maryam Mirzakhani died, aged 40.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

Born 7 October 1952 · living, 73 as of September 2026

Maryam Mirzakhani

Iranian mathematician

Born 12 May 1977 · died 14 July 2017, aged 40

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Maryam Mirzakhani
Vladimir Putin and Maryam Mirzakhani in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.